Mexico vs Papua New Guinea: Oil rents

Mexico
2.1%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.9%
in 2021
Mexico rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th

Oil rents over time

  • Mexico
  • Papua New Guinea
051015197019952021

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 7.8% 0.0% 7.8% Mexico
1990s 2.6% 7.1% 4.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.1% 9.6% 5.5% Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.2% 3.1% 0.1% Mexico
2020s 1.5% 1.3% 0.2% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil rents, Mexico or Papua New Guinea?
Mexico, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in oil rents between Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Mexico and Papua New Guinea rank globally for oil rents?
Mexico ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Oil rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 10,781 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.